Rubel Castle

How many of you still keep these souvenirs? Moths won’t go extinct as long as there are people like us around, but at least we know the bugs will need to evolve before they can eat brass buttons. Talking about their fathers , Scott Rubel & Helen Driscoll dragged some old military jackets out of the closets. 1: Two jackets and parade trousers from Helen’s father, Lt.Col. Thomas D. Driscoll, who was a career cavalry man, starting out when the cavalry still depended on horses. 2...: An officer jacket from Scott’s grandfather, Henry Scott Rubel, who was the radio man on the U.S.S. Shawmut and oversaw the communications for the surrender of German vessels in the North seas after Armistice in 1918, and the following year was radio operator for the historic first trans-Atlantic flight of the Navy’s Curtiss NC-4. 3: A field jacket belonging to Scott’s father, who served Air Force in the Korean conflict 1952-1956. #veteransday #veterans #cavalry #koreanwar #koreanveteran #militarydress #artillery #navy #airforce #shawmut #radio #oglala

Castle-builder Michael Rubel's father, Henry Rubel, appears rosy-cheeked in the box at right, next to his future Aunt Eleanor Deuel Riker.

Someone posted Joe Penner's birthday, so I'm sharing. Castle-builder Michael's father Heinz wrote most of Penner's gags and music.

A new entry in the PinUps series shot at Rubel Castle. Pin-Ups For Vets raises funds to improve Veterans' healthcare, donates funds to VA hospitals for medical equipment and program expansion, improves quality of life for ill Veterans across the United States through personal bedside visits to deliver gifts, promotes volunteerism at Veterans Hospitals, supports homeless Veterans with clothing and calendar gifts delivered to shelters, boosts morale for military wives and female Veterans with makeovers and clothing, and boosts morale for deployed troops through delivery of care packages.

Scott Rubel Standing Guard at Castle Gate Crashing events at Rubel Castle was a sport in the 70s. King Michael, when hosting an event, had to worry about this, and he would station his trusted hands in front to fend them off. This is Scott Rubel, dressed for a party, but standing alone out front with his 1876 Canadian Mountie Winchester rifle. Try to crash our party, will ya? Circa 1974. This is a photograph of a photograph just found.

Korean War veteran Chris Rubel, Castle-builder Michael's older brother as featured in the Claremont Courier. He left us in March, and this Veterans Day we remember, and will miss him always.

This online presentation clears up an old story about a "Frank Lloyd Wright" house built for silent film star, fan dancer, and Glendora resident Sally Rand. Was it made by Wright? Well, the roof leaked, which is a clue as to the pedigree of the structure, and proves that Castle-Builder Michael was Wright's equal as a designer-builder.

Introducing the first online publication of a presentation from the Glendora Historical Society 40 minutes This online presentation clears up an old story about... a "Frank Lloyd Wright" house built for silent film star, fan dancer, and Glendora resident Sally Rand. Was it made by Wright? Well, the roof leaked, which is a clue as to the pedigree of the structure, and proves that Castle-Builder Michael was Wright's equal as a designer-builder. The idea of a home designed and built for Sally Rand by Frank Lloyd Wright persists as a legend in Glendora. Professor Steve Slakey of the Glendora Historical Society presents his research and sets this architectural story straight. This is the first online version of the Society's series of presentations, traditionally held at the Bidwell Forum of the Glendora Public Library.

https://facebook.com/events/s/the-2020-virtual-la-printers-f/462250574732510/?ti=icl

The 1929 Studebaker is on the way to the shop to get some repair and inspection

.. A portrait of Henry Scott Rubel, father of Castle-Builder Michael. Heinz studied to be an electrical engineer and in 1917, when this likeness was taken, he entered the U.S. Navy and served as radio man aboard the minelayer U.S.S. Shawmut. He held the fastest Morse code speed record in the Navy for three years running, and was the central operator broadcasting the orders for conditions of the surrender of German vessels after Armistice. Aboard ship is where his career in radio and entertainment began, as he wrote songs and performed them for the troops. One of his songs, "Force of Mine," was made the official song of the North Sea Mine Barrage by Admiral Joseph Straus.

For the first time, the open house at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena is online only. Please join and see what's new in this old universe.

Rubel Castle has been blessed with the best imaginable neighbors ever since the beginning. This remarkable home may be for you if you would like a castle as a back fence neighbor, and a windmill turning peacefully away against the blue Glendora foothill skies. The real estate post is attached along with a nice article with lots of photographs in the Pasadena Weekendr. https://www.pasadenanow.com//a-beautiful-mid-century-home-

What do we do with all our time while we’re not running tours at Rubel Castle? We create advertising for tours at Rubel Castle. Car magnets from Vistaprint... Custom hard shell iPhone case from Collage.com

It has been rumored and written that Frank Lloyd Wright designed ...a home in Glendora for Sally Rand. While it is true that a house with a Wright pedigree once existed near the intersection of Sierra Madre Avenue and Glendora Mountain Road, the story is more involved and interesting than that. The Wright house was designed by a Wright disciple, constructed in Ontario, shipped in pieces, and, with a detour, finally assembled in Glendora. Please join the Glendora Historical Society meeting on Monday, September 28, at 6:30pm for the first online presentation by Steve Slakey in the public meeting. There are two ways to join: Click on this link https://zoom.us/j/94901892526 OR Go the www.glendoralibrary.org, scroll down to events, click on the listing for the GHS meeting, and then click on the Zoom link.

The Rubel Castle icon, within the shape of the Route 66 shield, this features square bolt heads on a red border surrounding a representation of a parapet wall with Don Quixote charging at the bottom, in red. This is a photograph of a pin made for us by WizardPins.com.

Presenting the 5th 2020 Society newsletter. The Society’s first online free presentation is Sept. 28, a message from the president and lots of Society doings to report despite the clamp-down. https://ghs.news/200901